Don't get me wrong, shell scripting is perfectly suited for your use case! I think that different people solve problems in different ways, and I like to see multiple solutions to each problems myself. That's why I wanted to share my POV, because I think it differs significantly from your, so it could be interresting to other people reading this thread.

I'm not saying my way is better than your (even though I OBVIOUSLY prefer mine :P), just that I think differently, and though it was cool to have different approached to this.

The only important thing here is wether or not your script solved your issue ;)